Swine Flu Tied to T1D Risk (EASD) Authors suspect relationship with respiratory infections

Type 1 diabetes onset in youth may be tied to pandemic flu, according to a new study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Lisbon. The study, led by Paz Lopez-Doriga Ruiz of Norwegian Institute of Public Health, reported an association between diagnosis of clinical influenza with a higher incidence rate of type 1 diabetes (aHR 1.18, 95% CI 0.96-1.45). Similarly, children under the age of 15 found an even stronger association (1.35, 95% CI 1.07-1.69). However, the strongest links were reported between lab-confirmed H1N1 diagnosis (2.35, 1.60-3.46), as well as flu-related hospitalized with an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes (2.75, 1.14-6.62). https://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EASD/67923?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-09-15&eun=g721819d0r&pos=3